TV 2 Sport (Norway)

TV2 Sport
Launched	March 24, 2007
Network	TV2 Norway
Owned by	TV2 Zebra (TV2 and Telenor Broadcast Holding)
Picture format	16:9 (576i, SDTV)
Country	Norway
Language	Norwegian
Broadcast area	Norway
Sister channel(s)	TV 2, TV 2 HD, TV 2 Zebra, TV 2 Nyhetskanalen, TV 2 Filmkanalen, TV 2 Science Fiction
Availability
Terrestrial
Satellite
Canal Digital	Channel 31 to 35
Viasat	Channel 22 (TV 2 Sport 1)

TV 2 Sport, stylized as TV 2 SPORT 1 to 5, is a Norwegian pay-TV channel that shows sports (the channel is spread out over 5 different channels, named TV 2 Sport 1 to 5). It heavily features football, including the Norwegian Premier League. This channel also broadcasts international matches. It broadcast four 2010 World Cup matches.

The channel was launched on March 24, 2007 from Canal Digital, Get, Lyse and BKK.^[1] In the autumn, it launched on the terrestrial RiksTV. From March 22, 2009, the channel will also be available from the Viasat satellite platform.^[2]

The channel is a premium pay channel with a relatively high price (159 NOK per month, as of 2009). In addition to the main channel, it also offers four extra channels, TV 2 Sport 2, TV 2 Sport 3, TV 2 Sport 4 and TV 2 Sport 5, which allows them to broadcast five matches at once. The extra channels are, however, not available terrestrially.

Sports

• Football
  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
  • Copa del Sol
  • Norway Cup
  • Primeira Liga
  • Tippeligaen
  • Toppserien
  • UEFA Champions League
  • UEFA Europa League
• Ice Hockey
  • GET-ligaen
• Team Handball
  • EHF Champions League
  • EHF Women's Champions League
  • Postenligaen Men
  • Postenligaen Women
  • Norwegian cup for men
  • Norwegian cup for women
• Rugby League
  • 2011 Rugby League Four Nations
  • Super League
• Yacht racing
  • 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race

References

1. "Kamp om premium-kundene". Kampanje. March 20, 2007.
2. "Flere kan se TV 2 SPORT" (Press release). TV 2. March 20, 2009.

External links

• Information relating to TV 2 Sport